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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format prescribed in Subpart 12.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement “6923G224Q000004” constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-9.

The Solicitation number is “6923G224Q000004” and issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The combined synopsis/solicitation will result in a Base x One (1) option period firm fixed price order.

This requirement is a total set-aside for small business. Offers received from concerns that are not small business concerns shall be considered non-responsive and will be rejected (in accordance with FAR 52.219-06 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside which applies to this solicitation).

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 315250 – Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors) 750

Please note this requirement incorporates “FAR PT 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999)”

In order for the quote to be considered for award the item quoted must reflect the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government’s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products" of the brand name manufacturer, must meet the salient physical, functional, or characteristic as specified in the Quote must clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in the product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications.

The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer.

The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not

identified in the offer. Offer must clearly indicate that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation.

The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, New York requires the procurement of uniform items as listed below

REQUIREMENTS:

The United States Merchant Marine is looking to procure uniform items as follows:

TROUSERS, MEN's KHAKI per A-A-55082 except material to be 75% polyester and 25% wool per MIL-C-29404B. Slacks, Women’s Khaki per MIL-S-24948 (type 1, class 4) except material to be 75% polyester and 25% wool per MIL-C-29404B as noted on line items 0001-0015 below

Item# Description Quantity Unit Total Amount

Base Period 00001

TROUSERS, MEN's KHAKI per A-A-55082 except material to be 75% polyester and 25% wool per MIL-C-29404B

BREAKDOWN of 8x28REG + 16x29REG + 30x30REG + 60x31REG + 120x32REG + 120x33REG + 120x34REG + 70x35REG + 48x36REG + 48x38REG + 12x40REG +

4x42REG + 4x44REG = 660 pair

BREAKDOWN of 12X34L + 12x36L + 12X38L + 4x44L = 40 pair

GRAND TOTAL 700 PAIRS

Quantity: 700 Unit of Issue: Ea Delivery: 06/01/2024

Period of Performance: 06/01/2024 to 05/31/2025

00002

SLACKS, WOMEN's KHAKI per MIL-S-24948A (type 1,

class 4) except material to be 75% polyester and 25% wool per MIL-C-29404B

GRAND TOTAL 160 pair

BREAKDOWN of 8x8JR + 16x10JR + 16x12JR + 6x14JR + 6x16JR = 52 pair

8x8MR + 16x10MR + 24x12MR + 30x14MR + 0x16MR

+ 6x18MR = 94 pair

4x10MT + 4x12MT + 6x14MT = 14 pair

Quantity: 160 Unit of Issue: ea

Delivery: 06/01/2024

Period of Performance: 06/01/2024 to 05/31/2025

00003

TROUSERS, men's WHITE 100 percent polyester

(certified navy twill) IAW Navy regulation 3501.98 and similar in design and construction to Fechheimer item F1 1119 300 pair

BREAKDOWN of 6x28REG + 6x29R + 10x30REG + 24x31R + 48x32REG + 54x33R + 42x34REG + 26x35R + 20x36R + 12x38R + 4x40REG = 252 pair

6x32L + 6x33L + 10x34L + 10x35L + 12x36L + 2x38L

+ 2x40L = 48 pair

Quantity: 300 Unit of Issue: ea

Delivery: 06/01/2024

Period of Performance: 06/01/2024 to 05/31/2025

00004

SLACKS, women's WHITE 100 percent white

polyester (certified navy twill) IAW Navy uniform

regulation 3501.98 and similar in design and

construction to Fechheimer item F1 2322

100 pair

BREAKDOWN of 6x8JR + 6x10JR + 8x12JR + 6x14JR =

26 pair

14x10MR + 12x12MR + 30x14MR + 6x16MR = 62 pair

4x12MT + 8x 14MT = 12 pair

Quantity: 100 Unit of Issue: ea

Delivery: 06/07/2024

Period of Performance: 06/01/2024 to 05/31/2025

00005

SHIRT men's summer white. Made from 100 percent

certified navy twill (CNT) and IAW article

3501.53 of Navy's uniform regulation. Short

sleeve shirt must have shoulder loops for

attaching hard shoulder boards, and be similar to

Fechheimer model F1 2635 300 units

Quantity: 300 Unit of Issue: EA

Delivery: 06/01/2024

Period of Performance: 06/01/2024 to 05/31/2025

00006

SHIRT, women's summer white. Made from 100

percent certified navy twill (CNT) and IAW

article 3501.53 of Navy's uniform regulation.

Short sleeve shirt must have shoulder loops for

attaching hard shoulder boards, and be similar to

Fechheimer model 176s760MMA

Quantity: 100 Unit of Issue: ea

Delivery: 6/01/24 Period of Performance: 06/01/24 to 05/31/25

00007

Ground freight (Base year) Delivery: 06/01/2024

Period of Performance: 06/01/2024 to 05/31/2025

OPTION PERIOD 0001

00008

Option year ONE- TROUSERS, men's KHAKI per A-A-55082 except material to be 75% polyester and 25% wool per MIL-C-29404B 700 pair Size breakdown to be confirmed with COR

Quantity: 700 Unit of Issue: ea

(Option Line Item) 05/01/2025

Delivery: 06/01/2025

Period of Performance: 06/01/2025 to 05/31/2026

00009

Option year ONE. Slacks, WOMEN's khaki per

MIL-S-24948A (type 1, class 4) except material to

be 75% polyester and 25% wool per MIL-C-29404B

160 pair

Size breakdown to be confirmed with COR

Quantity: 160 Unit of Issue: ea

(Option Line Item) 05/01/2025

Delivery: 06/01/2025

Period of Performance: 06/01/2025 to 05/31/2026

00010

Option year ONE. Trousers, men's WHITE

300 pairs

Size breakdown to be confirmed with COR

Quantity: 300 Unit of Issue: EA

(Option Line Item)

05/01/2025

Delivery: 06/01/2025

Period of Performance: 06/01/2025 to 05/31/2026

00011

Option year ONE. Slacks, women's WHITE

100 pairs

Size breakdown to be confirmed with COR

Quantity: 100 Unit of Issue: ea

(Option Line Item)

05/01/2025

Delivery: 06/01/2025

Period of Performance: 06/01/2025 to 05/31/2026

00012

Option year ONE men's summer white shirt

300 units

Confirm size breakdown with COR

Quantity: 300 Unit of Issue: EA

(Option Line Item)

05/01/2025

Delivery: 06/01/2025

Period of Performance: 06/01/2025 to 05/31/2026

00013

Option year ONE, women's summer white shirt.

100 units

Quantity: 100 Unit of Issue: ea

(Option Line Item)

05/01/2025

Delivery: 06/01/2025

Period of Performance: 06/01/2025 to 05/31/2026

00014

Option year 0001 (ground freight)

(Option Line Item) 05/01/2025

Delivery: 06/01/2025

Period of Performance: 06/01/2025 to 05/31/2026

00015

PREPRODUCTION sample of all items is required to confirm design and construction is in accordance with uniform items currently in use at USMMA. Uniformity of appearance by regiment of midshipmen is a

critical requirement. If vendor has previously provided items within past three years this requirement may be waived

Period of Performance: 06/01/2025 to 05/31/2026 Shipping F.O.B.

Address:

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Procure

U.S. DOT/Maritime Administration

Attn: Geoff Boger, COR

300 Steamboat Road

KINGS POINT NY 11024-1699

GRAND TOTAL

NAME AND ADDRESS OF QUOTER:

SIGNATURE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN QUOTE:

DATE OF QUOTE:

SIGNER

a. NAME (type or print)

b. TELEPHONE

c. TITLE (Type or print)

*PLEASE FILL IN, SIGN AND RETURN WITH QUOTE.

REQUIRED DELIVERY DATE: Base Period: Must be received by June 1, 2024

BASIS FOR AWARD:

Award will be made to the responsible, technically acceptable offeror, whose quote, conforming to the combined Synopsis/Solicitation, offers the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA)

In order for the quote to be considered for award the item quoted must reflect the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government’s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products" of the brand name manufacturer, must meet the salient physical, functional, or characteristic as specified in the Quote must clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in the product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications.

The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by

the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer.

The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not

identified in the offer. Offer must clearly indicate that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation

To be awarded this contract, the offeror must be registered in SAM. SAM information may be found at: https://beta.sam.gov/ed4s

Delivery shall be F.O.B to:

Ship Services Midshipmen Support Coordinator

United States Merchant Marine Academy

300 Steamboat Road

Kings Point, N.Y. 11024

The provision at 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial items, applies to this solicitation and must be completed via Online Representations and Certifications application (ORCA) at https://beta.sam.gov/

DATE AND TIME:

Signed quotes are due NO LATER THAN 09:00 A.M. ET on February 2nd, 2024 0900 E.T.

All responsible sources may submit a response which, if timely received, will be considered by the agency.

Quotes can be Emailed to:

felizc@usmma.edu

Any questions, must be in writing and can be emailed to: felizc@usmma.edu

TERMS OF DELIVERY- Delivery shall be FOB Destination

CLAUSES-

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference

This solicitation incorporates one or more clauses by reference with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at the following internet address:

Federal Acquisition Regulations (52)

https://www.acquistion.gov/COMP/FAR/CURRENT/HTML/FARTOCP52.HTML

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this solicitation.

The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial items (OCT 2014) applies to this acquisition. (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be deemed the lowest price technically acceptable offer. Delivery, technical capability and past performance will be evaluated to determine technical acceptability.

The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial items, applies to this acquisition.

FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items Contracts Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items; the following FAR clauses identified at paragraph (b) of FAR 52,204-10; 52.212.5 are considered checked and are applicable to this acquisition: 52.204-10, 52.252-1, 52.204-7, 52.204-16, 52.211-6, 52.209-6, 52.219-6, 52.219-8, 52.219-13, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21; 52.222-26; 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-50, 52.223-18, 52.225-1, 52.225-3; 52.225-13, 52.232-34, 852.212-71, 852.242-71, 852.247-71.

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services, 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term, 52.52.232-18 Availability of Funds, 52.232-19 Availability of Funds for Next Fiscal Year. Any additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices will be addressed as necessary

INVOICE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS –

The Contractor may submit invoices in electronic format.

INVOICES

Effective February 1, 2021 the Department of Transportation (DOT) has implemented a new invoicing processing system; Delphi eInvoicing web portal to submit your invoice(s). The login can be found at: www.login.gov. Please see the attached instructions to help you to set-up a user name and password and information on how to submit your invoice(s). There is also a training video to help you to submit your invoice(s) located at: https://einvoice.esc.gov then click on Vendor training

For information regarding this solicitation or any questions, please contact via email:

Carmen I. Feliz, Contracting Officer, Email: felizc@usmma.edu

Primary Point of Contact:

CARMEN I. FELIZ

CONTRACTING OFFICER

felizc@usmma.edu

Phone: 5167266149

Secondary Point of Contact:

MAXILLIAN S. DIAH,

CONTRACTING OFFICER

diahm@usmma.edu

Phone: 5167266152

Fax: 5167735131

Contracting Office Address:

MMA-5206, Division of Procurement

Kings Point, New York 11024-1699

Place of Performance:

U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY

300 STEAMBOAT ROAD

KINGS POINT, New York 11024-1699

United States

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